Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-09-24
NEWS NOTES.

President Cleveland defends the refusa
of the treasury department to buy the bonds
recently offered, on the ground that tht
prices demanded were clearly above the fan
market value of the lots offered. The reason
seems to be entirely sufficient, though il
does not satisfy the bidders.
ssHe was an officer of Sunday-school, y
Mr.. Ide was-and he has confessed the
embezzlement of 900 from bank al
Glens Falls, New York. The eccentrlcity
run through two or years.
London Sir Charles Young, the author
of 90 Jim, the Penman," died suddenly on
Sunday night.
A policeman named Wheelham, one of a
dozen who waited in a house near Ennis,
Ireland, to arrest party of moonlighters,
was killed with club. Another was fatally
hurt. Five of the moolighters were captured.
Fears are entertained at Milwaukee that
the schooner Lewis Ludington, bound from
that port to Torch Lake, has been lost. She
is six or seven days overdue.
Winnipeg dispatches report the leading
paper there as asserting that " if money is
procurable the Red River Valley railway
will be built," and that the provincials will
resist interference of the Dominion govern
ment by force. 1t will not be necessary to
begin the war, however, until the money Is
obtained.
The New York republicans held their state
convention. Fred D. Grant, the son of his
father, was nominated for secretary of state,
and the managing politicians are credited
with the idea of using this nomination as a
test of public feeling concerning the heredity
business in politics. If Fred brings on a
''tidal wave" in New York, the anti Blaine
men will rally around "Bob' Lincoln as al
available candidate against the Maine states
man.
Eastern railroad managers have decided
that travelling theatrical companies are not
families" and are not therefore entitled to
travel upon family mileage tickets.
The Canadians have received cable advices
to the effect that the English and Canadian
members of the new commission will
propose reciprocity in natural products and
free fishing for Americans in the Dominion
waters, as a basis of settlement for the
fishery contention.
The Vatican is greatly disturbed by a
visitation of cholera, of which an officer of
the Pontifcal guard is the victim. Every
precaution will be taken to prevent the
spread of the disease.
John Merritt, Is years old, while on a
freight elevator in Chicago, was caught be-
tween tee elevator and the floor and killed.
The accident occurred at George p. Cores |
store, on Madison street.
The customary relations Of the hired man,
the farmers wife, and the farmer have been |
rudely disturbed at Eaton, Ohio. The far |
mer reached home at the unseemly hour of |
five in the morning, and moment later the |
hired man was exterminated. The sudden |
event occurred in the wife's apartment.
The allusion of President Wright, of the
Chicago board of trade, to the New York
produce exchange as a "bucket- shop" has
aroused the ire of many members of that
body. The exchange is considering the
advisabilty of holding continuous sessions
from 1870 A. NJ. to 3 P. M. A similar
board, aud will probably be made if the ex-
change at New York takes the initiative.
The Montana legislature has just adjourned |
after an extra session of three weeks, called
for the purpose of repeating the law granting
a bounty for prairie dogs and ground squir-
rels. The law, which was only passed last /
winter, threatened to bankrupt the terrific |
rial treasury, having already involved an ex-
penditure of over $4,000. The legislature
transacted considerable other business dur
ing the extra session.
At the annual meeting of the Northern Pa
,ific Railroad company in New York, the |
Willard party regained control. Vice Presi-
lent Cakes will, it is announced, shortly
succeed to the presidency.
Proceedings have been instituted at Seattle
Washington territory, against the Northern
Pacific railroad for an Injunction to prevent
he cutting of timber by the defendant from
government lands, and to recover S., OO0, 900
or timber already cut without permit.
Ground has been broken at Syracuse,
New York, for the erection of a handsome
tructure to contain the famous Won Ranke
library of 10000 volumes. The collection
vas presented to the Syracuse university by
ONE liberal individual whose name is with
eld from the public.
Napoleon Ives charges that Vice President
Waite. of the Cincinnati Hamilton and
Dayton railroad, perjured himself in his re-
ent testimony at Hamilton in the receiver
hip proceedings. Waite swore that Ives
lad "doctored" the reports of the company
n order to deceive the stockholders. The
are that Waite swore to the
ruth.
A revival of Mollie MAGNETISM is report
d in Pennsylvania. At Glen Carbon, near
William James, mine examiner,
'as assassinated while on his way to work.
efore his death he accused Thomas Bren- ,
an of the crime, and the latter was arrested.
n attempt was also made to wreck pas ]
enger train near Pottsville. Both crimes
re attributed to the Mollies, and have
reated great excitement.
The Nashville, Florence and Sheffield /
abroad has been mortgaged to the Central
rust company, of New York, for $500, COO
Faith Cure Miracles.
DECATUR, ILL.,, September 15.-Over 1,OW l
eople attended the faith cure camp meeting !